It is the dream of thousands of young children across the globe to step out on the pitch of the team they support.
Being good enough to play for a top team is very difficult, and there aren’t many teams with a more illustrious history than Liverpool.
Thankfully there is another way to get on the pitch with your heroes, and that is what we are looking at in this blog.
How can you be a mascot for Liverpool?
Let’s find out!
How To Be A Mascot For Liverpool?
To be a mascot for Liverpool you must be aged between 6 years old and 11 years old, and you must be either a Mighty Red member, a Red Squad member or a Junior Season Ticket Holder. If you meet the relevant criteria your name will automatically be entered into a prize draw for each Premier League home game to be a mascot.
How Much Does It Cost To Be A Mascot For Liverpool?
The first thing you might want to know when looking into this is the cost.
After all, if it costs a couple of thousand pounds that might put pay to any idea of your children being mascots at Anfield.
Now thankfully the answer is, it doesn’t cost anything to be a Liverpool mascot as such.
There is a slight disclaimer here as to be a Liverpool mascot there are some criteria you need to fit, and to attain them you will need to spend some money.
So let’s look in a bit more detail.
The Criteria For Being a Mascot For Liverpool
To be in with a chance of being a mascot for Liverpool you must meet the following criteria:
- You must be aged 6 to 11 years old.
Then you must also be one of the following:
- Be a Mighty Red Member.
- Be a Red Squad Member.
- Be a Junior Season Ticket Holder.
If you are aged 6 to 11 years old and a member of at least one of the three groups above, then your name will automatically be entered into a draw to be a matchday mascot before every Premier League home game.
Winners are selected randomly and contacted via the contact details on the associated membership or season ticket account if they are chosen.
Let’s dive into the groups above in some more detail:
Mighty Red Membership
The Mighty Red membership is recommended for children aged 4 to 8 years old and, at the time of writing costs just over £20.
Aside from entering you into the prize draw to be a mascot, being a Mighty Red member also brings a number of other benefits, such as:
- A welcome pack of Liverpool FC goodies including stationery, a poster and a water bottle.
- Access to 10,000 tickets for each Premier League home game.
- An official birthday and Christmas card from the club.
- 10% discount in Liverpool stores and online.
- Digital magazines
- Access to other prize draws throughout the season.
You can find more details on how to be a Mighty Red member on the Liverpool website.
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Red Squad Membership
The Red Squad membership is recommended for children aged 9 to 12 years old and again costs just over £20.
Alongside being entered into the draw to be a mascot at Anfield, being a Red Squad member benefits also include:
- A welcome pack with Liverpool merchandise.
- Access to 10,000 tickets for each Premier League home game.
- An official birthday and Christmas card from the club.
- 10% discount in Liverpool stores and online.
- Digital magazines
- Access to other prize draws throughout the season.
In essence, it is similar to the Mighty Red membership, just with a slightly more mature welcome pack!
You can find more details on how to be a Red Squad member on the Liverpool website.
Junior Season Ticket Holders
Junior season tickets for the 2022/23 season cost £165 or £124 for disabled fans.
But…
If you haven’t applied for a season ticket, it might be too late now, there is a big waiting list in excess of 70,000 fans.
In fact, the waiting list for season tickets was closed as far back as 2017.
So if you are applying for a season ticket and a junior season ticket today, by the time you get to the top of the queue your child will most likely be over 11 years old and not eligible to be a mascot!
You can find more details about Junior Season ticket costs on the Liverpool website.
That might leave you with another question…
Is There Any Other Way To Be A Mascot For Liverpool?
There is a charitable arm of the football club called the LFC Foundation.
It was formed in 2010, and works with schools and communities across the area to ‘deliver sustainable and long-term change for communities’.
Occasionally they do offer mascot experiences to bid on to raise funds for the Foundation, which then goes back into the local community.
As a rough guide to what price these go for, the winning bidder for a mascot experience in 2017 paid £3,000.
To keep abreast of these opportunities it is best to follow the LFC Foundation Facebook page.
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What Do You Get When You Are a Mascot for Liverpool?
Obviously the most common thought that springs to mind when you are a mascot is walking out onto the pitch with your heroes, but if you are chosen to be a Liverpool mascot you actually get much more than that.
You will also get:
- A free child’s Liverpool kit.
- A free trip around the Liverpool museum.
- Tickets for one child and two guests in the Liverpool end.
- Free food and drinks.
- A free matchday programme.
- A photo opportunity with the players.
Basically it is an experience you will never forget!
Does Liverpool Have An Official Mascot?
Liverpool only introduced an official club mascot in 2012.
That was when Mighty Red made his first appearance! Mighty Red is a Liver bird, a mythical creature that is the official symbol of the city of Liverpool.
The mascot was initially introduced purely to support the club’s work in the community but now has a small matchday role as well.
Liverpool was one of the last Premier League clubs to resist introducing an official club mascot, the only other Premier League club that has still resisted is their Merseyside rivals Everton.
Final Thoughts
So if you want to be a mascot for Liverpool you need to be aged between 6 years old and 11 years old, and be either a Mighty Red member, a Red Squad member or a Junior Season Ticket Holder.
If you meet the criteria your name will be entered into a prize draw for every home Premier League home game.
There are also occasional charity auctions run by the Liverpool Foundation that allow you to bid on the opportunity to be a match-day mascot if you don’t fancy the luck of the draw!
Good luck!